Ngong Road Forest Sanctuary #1: Intro, Info & Entry
The cache, a black-taped push-topped tablet tube, is hidden in the fork of a multi-trunked tree just off the main access trail into the Sanctuary.
To access the cache: take the Ngong Road heading west out of Nairobi as far as the turn off for the Sanctuary @ S 1 18.226 E 36 44.889. Follow this dirt road for approximately 750m to the Sanctuary entrance on the right. Enter and park at S 1 18.575 E 36 44.938. After paying the entry fee, head back towards the entrance gate then right down the main track to the cache location.
Entry fees (Adults/Children)
Walking/Jogging: Residents Kshs 100/50; Non-residents USD 10/5
Bicycle Riding: Residents Ksh 150/50; Non-residents USD 15/7.5
Horse Riding: Residents Ksh 200/150; Non-residents USD 20/15
The Ngong Road Forest Reserve was gazetted in 1932 when it occupied some 2,926.6 hectares. With constant illegal logging and other losses (including the new Ngong Road interchange with the southern by-pass) the forest is now down to 1,224.4 ha. Of this the Ngong Forest Sanctuary comprises 538ha of which 80% is indigenous forest and the rest exotic Eucalyptus plantations, located within the larger Ngong Road Forest Reserve. It is rich in biodiversity compared with other nearby forests and has over 120 bird species, over 35 mammals and numerous insects, reptiles, amphibians and fish.
The Sanctuary is about 6 km from the city centre. Few natural areas remain in Nairobi due to development pressures and ‘land grabbing’. As one of the last areas of indigenous forest and a green belt within the city, there is an urgent need to protect it from ongoing unsustainable degradation and destruction from illegal harvesting activities.
Through a unique arrangement between the Forestry Department, Kenya Wildlife Services and the Ngong Road Forest Sanctuary Trust the Government of Kenya has entrusted the management of this area of public land to the trust.
The Trust’s overall goal is to protect the forest’s natural environment through good conservation management and to create a self-sustaining and multi-functional reserve, which will serve the social, educational and economic needs of the surrounding 
communities.
The objectives are to create a safe income-generating multi-purpose amenity accessible to the public for both Kenyan and overseas visitors, establish productive fuel-wood and timber plantations for production of inexpensive forest materials, develop environmental education programmes and facilities to promote the sustainable use and understanding of biodiversity and the environment at large, develop recreational activities and facilities such as nature walks and jogging paths, cycling trails, camping and picnic sites and horse riding.
The project supporters include Kenya Wildlife Services, Kenya Pipeline Ltd., the Jockey Club, the Ford Foundation and the United Nations Development Programme.
Six Trust rangers together with Kenya Forest Service rangers patrol the forest, provide security to the sanctuary’s visitors and can act as guides as necessary.
See here for more information on the Sanctuary, related activities and news.
See here for a blog page on the Sanctuary with some great photo.
See here for a list of the bird species recorded in the Sanctuary, here for mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and tree-species.